Countdown: Julian Assange’s Memoir Will Be Out This April

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by Alex Alvarez | 2:28 pm, January 7th, 2011

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April 11: That’s the day that WikiLeaks front man Julian Assange‘s memoir will be unleashed onto the public. Assange previously said he’s writing the book not because he wants to, but because he needs the money to pay for his mounting legal costs and to keep WikiLeaks up and running. And, with $1.5 million coming his way, he may be able to do just that.

In addition to the U.S. and the U.K, Assange’s book will likely also be published in Italy, Germany, France, Australia, Spain, Catalonia, Holland, Portugal, Brazil, Norway, and, yes, Sweden.

But why the rush? The Wrap, for one, has a few guesses:

I understand a publisher for wanting to strike while the WikiIron is hot, but it sounds like they’re a bit anxious to get this book out. Perhaps they fear Assange may go to ultimately go to prison, or back into hiding.

…Which makes sense.

What we’re wondering is to what extent Assange will delve into his personal life rather than on WikiLeaks as an organization. A release from his UK-based publisher makes it seem like it’ll focus more on the organization rather than the enigmatic and polarizing man behind it, and touch upon his personal life as it relates to his project and personal agenda:

In this revelatory account, Assange expands on the philosophies that underpin his stateless, ground-breaking media company. He draws on his own fascinating life story and offers compelling insights into the mercurial and highly driven man who has forced us to radically rethink such basic ideas as transparency, democracy and power.

Adds Assange:

I hope this book will become one of the unifying documents of our generation. In this highly personal work, I explain our global struggle to force a new relationship between the people and their governments

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Harry Flashman

They need to get this out because this guy won’t be able to sell an air conditioner in the Sahara once people begin to realize what kind of a worm he really is. The disenchantment with this hero of the left has already begun. His 15 minutes are nearly up.

So…sell those books. The clock is ticking.
Harry Flashman

By the way, check out his staement concerning this masterpiece:

“I hope this book will become one of the unifying documents of our generation. In this highly personal work, I explain our global struggle to force a new relationship between the people and their governments”

Wow.

Can we say, “self-important ego-maniacal ass clown with serious delusions of grandeur” boys and giirls? Good. I knew you could.
Socialist

i wouldn’t be surprised if other governments would try to censor this..
Socialist

Harry Flashman said:
By the way, check out his staement concerning this masterpiece:

“I hope this book will become one of the unifying documents of our generation. In this highly personal work, I explain our global struggle to force a new relationship between the people and their governments”

Wow.

Can we say, “self-important ego-maniacal ass clown with serious delusions of grandeur” boys and giirls? Good. I knew you could.

have u ever noticed how our governments have turned so unfaithful? Im not talking about the tea party. I am talking about the growing trend in globalism, and the globalist enterprises joining governments and creating a corrupt world.. Just look around you.. Governments giving big companies bailouts …

And don’t blame socialists for it.. We socialists have a reputation for being anti corporation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYrhh935h0I
just blame the lame democrats that were in congress…
Harry Flashman

“just blame the lame democrats that were in congress…”

Done. Thanks.
BarneyFranken

Hey Assange: Bill Maher called, and he wants his greasy hair back.
njoy-d-ride

BarneyFranken said:
Hey Assange: Bill Maher called, and he wants his greasy hair back.

OMG! Assange and Maher are practically twins!
njoy-d-ride

From the Article:

Adds Assange:

I hope this book will become one of the unifying documents of our generation. In this highly personal work, I explain our global struggle to force a new relationship between the people and their governments

Shades of Mein Kampf, another book written with when the author was having legal and money problems.